mores - values/customs
misapprehension - misunderstand
misconstrue - interpret erroneously
missive - a written message
reminisce - to recall the past
neologism - coining new words
pellucid - extremely clear
ablution - holy washings
abjure - reject on oath
subjugate - defeat
sojourn - short stay
jettison - throw averboard (jack sparrow)
intramural - within the bounds of school/institution
itinerant - travelling for office work/scheduled journey
insinuate - refer indirectly to
imbue - inspire/influence, PERVADE - spread thru
aphelion -farthest from sun //// perihelion - nearest to sun
hapless - unlucky
egregious - extremely bad
aggrieve - cause distress
digress - deviate // ingress - access
profuse/effusive - plentiful
diffidence - shyness
perfidious - dishonest
fervid - great passion
effervescent - enthu
disparage - to belittle
disband - disperse
discern - notice something dat is nt obvious
diatribe - fighting talks/vehement speech
decimate - inflict great damage
incursion - invasion
accretion - growth by addition
coagulate - thicken
exacerbate - make things worse
encumber - to hinder/impede //cucumber
ensconce - to hide/settle
indolent - lazy/ causing no pain
docile - quiet n easy to control
fracas - brawl (jaghda)
fractious - unruly (easily irritated. not easy to control (shaitani bache) u cannot rule them)
quotidian - everyday
abrogate - cancel
acrimony - severity in speech/behaviour bitterness of feeling
adumbrate - give a sketchy representation/disclose partially
advent - start
accretion - increase
allure - entice/seduce
aspersion - derogatory remark/ slander
assail - lash with words
amorous - of love
mollify - soothe
admonish - to caution against
amortize - to liquidate (debt)
moribund - dying/becoming obsolete
morbid - intersted in unpleasant things like death
neonate - newborn infant
innate - inborn
cognate - related by blood or origin
nascent - comin into existence
renascent - showing new life
neophyte - beginner/novice
renege - disown
nihilism - doctrine suggesting rejection of social/religious values
cognomen - surname/nickname
ignominious - deserving disgrace/shame
obnoxious - extremely unpleasant/ offensive
perNICious - having harmful effect/destructive - in a gradual way (cigarette)
interNECine - mutually destructive
novitiate - period during which one is novice
enumerate - count/detail
obfuscate - confuse
obdurate - to be stubborn/unyielding
obsequious - attentive/obedient to excessive degree/ servile (gujjus)
obstinate - stubborn
obstreperous - noisy/uncontrollable (kids)
obtrusive - protruding/pushing one's idea on others (protruding rock formation)
omniscient - total knowledge
onerous - involving heavy obligations/responsibility
deportment - behavior/manner/conduct
prejudice - preconceived preference/decision (judgment)
prescient - foreseeing
presage - omen (krishna will kill kansa)
preponderance - superiority in power/importance
predisposition - tendency / priority
predilection - preference / partiality
precocious - exceptionally early in development (child - computers)
preclude - prevent
precipitate - throw from a height/ bring about abruptly
pristine - pure form
primordial - fundamental
primeval - primitive
philanderer - male flirt (asif)
philology - humanistic study of literature and language
placate - make someone less angry
allay - diminish, calm, quiet, to bring at rest
placid - free from disturbance
implacable - impossible to appease
complacent - self - satisfied
smug - excessive self - satisfaction (smuglers)
complaisant - willing to please others, obliging
petulant - easily irritated or annoyed
impetus - impelling force
impetuous - acting quickly without thought, impulsive
peripatetic - related to travelling from place to place
proponent/exponent - person who pleads for a cause
posit - to place firmly
juxtaposition - positioning close together
depose- declare under oath
pathos - quality that arouses sadness/pity (antipathy,apathy,empathy,sympathy)
peculation - embezzlement - act of misappropriate use of money entrusted to u
perjure - knowingly tell untruth in court...court me juuth bolna.
expatriate - one who has taken up residence in foreign country.
penumbra - partial shadow
pediment - triangular part over the door/ low-pitched gable
expedient - convenient and practical but improper and immoral way to attain something
biped - having two feet
expatriate- one who has taken up residence in foreign country
panacea - a remedy for all problems
panegyric - formal expression of praise
panoply - splendid striking array (panoply of maharajas procession)
palpable - tangible
palpitation - rapid pulsation (disease - high heartbeats)
panorama - wide view of entire region
percipient - one that perceives
perfunctory - done routinely with indifference
perspicacious - clear-sighted
perspicuous - easily understandable
perturbation - worried mental state
perusal - read with great care (agreements)
peregrinate - travel around (on foot)
propensity - an inclination to do something
compendium - a list/collection of various items
pendant - supported from above
disparaging - derogatory (neech)
arrogate - to make undue claims
erudite - learned
sacrilege - desecration - violation of religious object
proscribe - prohibit / denounce
scrivener - a professional copyist
consecrate - sanctify - purify
sacrosanct - sacred and unviolable
secede - withdraw
sedition - show of defiance (government)
sedentary - lacking physical activity
assiduous - persistent (pura time office me rehna)
insidious - deceitful, treacherous
seminal - related to origin
disseminate - disperse
senile - old age qualities
senescent - aging
assent - to agree
sentient - conscious
obsequy - funeral rite
non sequitur - statement dat doesnt follow logically from what preceded it.
pyre - chitaah (murde ki chitah) wood
propinquity - proximity
promontory - projecting part
procrastinate - to postpone needlessly
profane - serving to debase what is holy
profuse - plentiful
progenitor - ancestor
prognosis - prediction of a probable course/disease
protagonist - a leader principal character
inquisitive - unduly curious
inquest - judicial inquiry
disquiet - anxiety
acquiesce - comply passively without protest
quiescent - inactive
requiem - dirge - mass for dead
quintessence - concentrated essence
ramification - branch out/offshoot/consequence
rectitude - righteousness
regent - governor
interregnum - a gap in continuity
derision - mockery
deride - scorn/ridicule
tenable - able to be held or used/ able to be maintained against attack (border post)
tenacious - holding together firmly/not easily discouraged/not let go/give up
retinue - attendants (chamche type)
consummate - complete & perfect / make marriage complete by having sex
insurrection - uprising against government
insurgent - person/rebel involved in uprising against government
supercilious- looking as if one is superior to others
disdain- considering others worthless
superannuated - outdated
insurmountable - not capable of being overcome
surfeit - overabundance /excess
synopsis - summary
symposium - a meeting or gathering for discussion
syncopation - musical rhythm stressing a weak beat
reticent - restrained (paatu)
tacit - implied
tact - skill in dealing with others in delicate situations
tactile - touchable
tangent - irrelevant
contentious - controversial, can create quarrels
ostensible - intended for display only/ not genuine
tensile - ductile , elastic
distend - swell out
apotheosis - givin a person a rank of god/ glorification
verisimilitude - similar to truth, but not truth
solstice - peak/highest point (when the sun is at northernmost or southernmost point)
parasol - small umbrella for protection from sun
solipsism -theory that the self is the only reality
sonorous - producing a deep rich sound
assonance - same sound
sophistry - plausible but fallacious and misleading argument
transpire - to become public/ to occur or happen (transpiration)
stricture - restraint
constrict - compress
astringent - chemical that compresses tissues/muscles
subvert - to undermine the power of authority
subjugate - conquer
subpoena - a writ requiring appearance in court to give testimony
intimidate - fill with fear (dhamki dena)
timorous - timid/shy
torpid - lethargic,dormant, inactive (aalsu type)
torpor - lethargy
protract - prolong, extend a part of the body
intractable - difficult to manage
transgress - exceed/overstep/cross ur limits
trepidation - feeling of fear/apprehension
umbrage - resentment,offense, annoyance ,,,,shadow/shade
vacuous - empty / foolish/empty minded
countervail - to act against with equal force
convalescence - gradual recovery of health after disease
volition - a conscious choice or decision (marzi)
evict - to force out
evince - show/demonstrate
conviction - strong belief
avow - acknowledge openly
evoke - call out
convoke - assemble/call together/summon
aver- affirm positively
vile - mean/disgusting/wicked/unpleasant
vilify - to spread negative information about
revile - to reproach - criticize in a abusive manner
convene - assemble formally
contravene - violate
adventitious - associated by chance and not an integral part
